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Fifth Annual Roanoke Fair; September 27-October 1; Bigger and Better Than Ever Before Advertisers Will Find Our Col ■BBS a Latchkey to Orer 1600 ■MM of MtHia Uut;. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 55 Quarter Million Pounds Here Average $28.52 ■ *™ ———————————————— - _ . Official Figures Show But One Market Higher Than Williamston Opening Day Producers Well Satisfied With Prices Received Lower Grades of Weed Are Way Above Last Year Prices Eastern Carolina is again feeling the inspiration that money affords hu man beings. Tuesday was the day that throngs of people; farmers who had grown tobacco, merchants who had furnished goods, doctors who had treated the sick, lawyers, insurance men, automobile dealers; in fact, all the folks, even the bankers, were anxious to see opening day. For once, the people were pleased; they were well pleased, fully satis fied, because they were getting more than they expected. The Williamston market had one of the greatest throngs that ever attend tended an opening here, and more to bacco than has ever been officially recorded for the first day's sales. A total of 224,796 pounds of the gold en weed was sold on the three floors for $64,064.00, making an average price of $28.62 per hundred pounds. The prices on types of tobacco call ed the better grades, that sold in 1920 aad lVJfi XpCJrttuiiri.aS to 46 cents were about the same; prices on the 2C to 30 cent grades for those years were up around 33 1-3 per cent. The prices on the 10 to 20 grades were up about 60 per cent, while the glades below 10 cents were up from 100 to 260 per cent, making the open ing this year much ahead of those yean and at least 66 per cent above last year. The averages for a number of the leading markets in the eastern Caro lina j>elt, as given out by Associated Press reports were as follows: Wilson, 660,000 lbs. at. $24.60. Goldsboro, 310,000 pounds at $26 to S3O. Greenville, 836,126 lbs. at $26.98. Wendell, 80,420 lbs at $25.60. Washington, 200,000 pounds at $26. Rocky Mount, 332,120 lbs. at $25.01. Kinston, 700,000 lbs. at $26. Enfield, 97,282 lbs. at $28.61. Warsaw, 100,000 lbs. at $22.50. Farmville, 260,000 lbs. at $26. Zebulon, 126,000 lbs. at $23.50. Williamston's 224,797 pounds sold for $54,084, making an average of $28.62, which is the highest average of any of the markets given above except Enfield, which is given at $28.61, or 9 cents per hundred pounds aboye Williamston. The Greenville average was $26.98, which was $2.64 lower than the Wil liamston average. Wilaon gave her average at $24.60, four cents below the Williamstoh av erage. Washington was S2B, being $2.52 below Williamston. The local market will s£ll in the first three days just a small fraction under a half million pounds, with an STRANn THEATRE I FRIDAY (Tonight) "JOANNA" A Jazz-Mad Picture Friday Shows free to all those who at tend Wednesday. THE ENTERPRISE "Listen Lady" Cast Rehearsing: Daily Next Tuesday evening at the city hall the Woman's Club will sponsor a play entitled, "Listen Lady." Miss Margaret Hendrix, of Tifton, Ga., is here directing the play, which is a farce on the real-estate boom in Florida. The play is up-to-date, full of humor, and the characters are all good. There are numbers of choruses by groups of young people and these al way appeal to the local community. The play opens with a street scene in Walla Walla, a small country town from where goes one of the town's young men to make his fortune in real estate. Miss Hendrix appears to be a very capable young woman who will put enough spirit and pep in the perform ance to make it highly enjoyable. Sunday Services at Memorial Baptist At this season of the year, a con siderable number of people have tak en up temporary residence in Wil liamston for the fall season. And not ony the town, but the churches wel come them here. The churches of Williamston are doubly anxious that these temporary residents avail themselves of the opportunity of attendance upon the services of their choice. To any who are Baptist, and to all those not affiliated with other churches, the Memorial Baptist Church wishes to say that you are invited to make our church your spiritual headquarters while in Wil liamston. This church is easily acces sible from all points of the. town, and situated near to both hotels. The preaching services are at 11 •'clock of mornings, and 8 o'clock of evenings. These services begin prompt ly, and close at the expiration hcur. School begins Monday. Thus, is brought to or town and community the men and women who for the com ing year will be engaged in the train ing of our children. The churches are vitally interested in these teachers. Their work goes hand-in-hand with that of the churches. . This church and the others wel comes to Williamston this fine group of teachers. It is hoped that they, every one, will immediately unite with the church of their choice, and throw in, at once, their influence, not only for educa tional betterment, but for religious and moral betterment. To those of the group who are Baptist, and those belonging to any church not represented in Williams ton, the Memorial Baptist Church wishes in this way to extend to them the cordial wishes of the congrega tion that they unite with us, and avail themselves of the privileges of worship and service upon their ar rival. The pastor will preach at both the morning and evening hours, Sun day. The people in general are in vited to these services. Telephone Building Going Up Rapidly Messrs. D. J. Rose A Son are mak-| ing rapid progress on the telephone building now being constructed on Smithwick Street. The building will be of the stucco bungalow type, which will be Wi . liamston's first stucco building. They expect to have the building completed and ready to be occupied by Novem ber 1. average above the opening day's prices. All three of the Williamston ware bouses so far ate running close to gether in both pounds and prices. The auctioneers here this year av erage batter than we have ever had on the market. The baying squad stands a long way ahead of any year that we have ever had, taking them as a whole. TKey are young men who can see qeickly and know tobac co at a glance. With this line-up the prospect for highest prices on the Williamston market la very good. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Septembero,l926 The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief r - Sept. 12: "Gift* for the Tabernacle."—Exodua 35: 20-29. V J By C. H. DICKEY The place of worship of people haa been called by many and various numes. But the central meaning haa always been the name; namely, a place where God met with the people in a special way, and a place where they men with Bim, in a like special way. Thus, it has been called the Tent of Meeting, the Tabernacle, the Temple, the Synagogue, the Church, the Ca thedral, and so forth. In all ages, it has been the custom ol people to lavish their wealth upon the structures which were sacred to their religion. This is rightly so. Re ligion represents the best of all civ ilizations; and it is altogether fitting that the building dedicated to their God and to their religion Bhould make a mighy attempt to bear some rela tion to the importance both. Whether in heathen or civilized countries, it has been the delight of the people to adorn and beautify their places of worship. And whether in Christian or non-Christian countries such exhalting of the places of wor ship has always been costly. To sup port their worship has always bewn one of the undertaking); of the wor shipers. Thus, in our lesson for Sunday, we see the people making their gifts for the Tabernacle, for their church. A few things are noticed, which strike us in the main: Theirs was a free-will offering. There was no compulsion. They did not have to give, they wanted to do it. It waß not so much a duty as it was a privilege. Only those did this whose hearts were willing—only those whose hearts were stirred in them. Thi» in the point. These are the people who al ways give and get under the loads— not those upon whom pressure has been brought to War— but those whose hearts have been stirred— whose hearts have burned within them as they have seen the gracious benefits of religion and have experi enced, in their hearts, its matchless blessings. "Everyone"—this, too, is the nat ural order. Not few—not the wealthy; but the men and women, as well as the children—the young, the old— "everyone". So long as any member of Christ's Body refuses hia reason able support, he is not living up to his high privilege. And the church suffers today, not because many peo ple fail to rally, hut because those who do rally, have to carry the bur dens of the slackers. They brought of their own toil. This is reasonable. A farmer cannot be expected to bring factory products, nor women the products of the field. But each can convert that which he does have, and paas it through the regular channels of his house of worship. Every one has something, and be it large or small, there is a place for it in the order of worship. Systematic, is the manner in which gifts should be made. A dollar plac ed in the church treasury will not suffice until the next tobacco crop is sold. The Lord's work goes on twelve months—fifty-two weeks. Somebody must support it each of these weeks. Service BarberShop Rapidly Expanding The Service Barber Shop ia an nouncing in this iaeue an increase and expansion of business since the first of September. Two extra men have been secured to take care of the trade and Mr. Jenkins wishes to aaaure the public that all customers will be tak en care of promptly. Mr. Jenkins came to Williamston several months ago from New Ber*. and since being here has experienced * *teady growth in business. Plymouth Man Runs Into Fish Wagon Here Mr. H. H. Gurkin, of Plymouth, ran into Sam Faulk's fish wagon Wednes day and tore it up. Leon JPurvit;, the colored driver of the wagon, succeede ed in jumping out just ao the Jordan automobile, driven by Gurkin, struck the wagon. The horse ran away, but was not hurt; and the damage to wagon was not very great in doPfere, as it was an old one. The driver of the car was attempt ing to pass another car at the time of the accident. All were going in the same direction, and it appears that Gurkin was careless or reckless in his manner of driving. Robersonville School Opened Past Monday Robersonville, Sept. #.-»-( Special to the Enterprise).—From the standpoint 01 students enrolled, optimism, and fine school spirit of student body, teachers, patrons, and * friends, the Kobersonville High School h»H had tiie most auspicious and promising begin ning in the history of the Institution. The past Monday morning, September 6, at 8.30 o'clock, the doors >vere opened and students began pouring in. °For two hours the work of clas sification and assignments were made. Promptly at 11 o'clock teachers, and patrons assembled in the ai'ditorium for the chapel exercise. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. E. W. Mason, after which the chairman of the school board, Mr. J. H. Roberson, jr., Rev. Mason, and Mayor Cox, who has recently been made a member of the school board, made short and interesting addresses. It was announced that students (•(tiling from any county othef than Martin would be obliged to pay $5 per month for high-school instruction, and $1.26 in addition for instruction in home economics. It was also an nonuced that all students 6 years of age, who desire to enter the first grade shall enter within two weeks from the beginning of school or wait until January to fcnter. The enrollment for the day was very gratifying. In the first grade room,' 47 students were enrolled; second grade, 36; third grade, 34; fourth grade, 38; fifth grade, 33; sixth grade 42; seventh grade, 37; eighth grade, 45; ninth grade, 39; tenth grade, 30; and eleventh grade, 21.t Immediately after the chapel exer cises the boys met and made a ten tative organisation for a football team. Irving Smith wits elected coach R. I. Leake manager, and Alton Rod gers captain. The business men of Robersonville are financing the team. This one fact shows that Roberson ville folks are squarely behind their school. Everetts School to Open Monday, 13th Everetts, Sept. 9.—(Special to the Enterprise).—The Everetts Graded and Junior High School will open next Monday at 10 o'clock. All of the teachers have been secured, and a successful year is expected. All pa trons and friends of the school are asked to attend the opening exer cises. Teachers for the year are: Misses Martha Baldree, Elizabeth Hurras, Mary Bonner Gurganus, Re becca Bonner, Opal Warren, and Iris Longmore, and Mr. David N. Hix. Little Bill Roberson Returns to Hospital Last night, little Bill Roberson, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Roberson, was taken to a Washington hospital for the second time this week. He was operated on Tuesday for removal of tosilfi and adenoids, and had a hem orrhage yesterday from his throat, which appeared rather dangerous, ao he was rushed back to the hospital. This morning he was getting along fine and will return home today. . 1 Mesdames Leslie Fowden and Bur ras Critcher are ahowing some of the models of the Willie Winkle and Hat Shoppe in Hamilton today. The Business of Completing an Education Those Who Finish High School and College Have Advantage The enthusiasm of school promo tion is past. Removed from that oc casion by a three-months' period, parent and child face a new school year. There arises the alternative, back to school or get a "job." If the child is young, there is no choice; if older, and beyond compulsory attend ance laws, then the question of re turning to school is before them. Such considerations as additional'income for the home, inclination and capa bilities of the child, the general val ue placed on education, the accessi bility of school privileges, on the one hand, and the cost of going away to school, on the other, and such items will be determining factors. History might record many a story jol tfile parting of chums. One goes to work, the other continues in school. One follows the lure of 'ready money.' the other the investment of time for future returns. The one has u set vision and uninspired hope; the other an enlarging horizon and increasing appreciation of service. The one may be held by the deadening influence of routine, the other moved by u desire lor greater initiative, the satisfaction i i independent thinking and the thrill of being creative. Their parting, based on similar hopes, may lead them poles apart. Every community boasts one or more large industries—factories for building citizenship. This business is somewhut seasonal, running at ca pacity usually from 9 to 10 months in the year. Sometimes, unfortunate ly, operations are as low as four, five, and six months. With the beginning of the year come promotions in business. Simi larly, with the beginning of the new school year, the schools pass around their opportuni'ies for a higher grade of learning. In business there is a ceaseless evolution to produce men and women of training, and experience for higher places of leadership in that business. It is so in the schools. With the promotion in business comes a ided earning power. Fig ures are not wanting to demonstrate the same results from increased school training. iSf quote Dr. Ever ett Ix>rd, of Boston University, "La bor begins its activities at the age of 14 and arrives at its maximum earning power at 30. This average is $1,200. From this point on it dwindles and falls belofc the point of self-support at 50 years. A high school graduate begins activities at the age of 18 and catches up with the laborer in seven years. At the age of 40 he has an earning power of $2,200. The college graduate be gins activities at the age of 22. In six years, or at 28 years of age, he equals the earning power of the high school graduate at 40. The average earning power of the .college gradu ate at CO is $6,000.'' Parents owe it to their children to set a proper valuation on the advan tages that adequate education bestows and to exercise care in the selection of the type of schooling that will best fit their needs. No effort should be encouraged to getf away from the dis cipline resulting from work, but to get back to it Idleness and misdi rected energy are a menace to devel opment. Education acquired at the expense of the will to work is super ficial, a handicap. That schooling v/hich is well Bpiced with a liberal sup ply of toil as an avocation will prove the most effective. Let our boys and girls acquire their education *in this environment and the business of life will take care of itself. They will be better citi zens, more able workers and hold to more wholesome ideals. Sunday Services at Church of the Advent Rev, C. O. Pardo, Rector 10.00 a. m.—Church school. 10.00 a. m.—Adult Bible claM. 11 a m.—Morning prayer and ser mon. 3.30 p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission Sunday school. 7.45 p. m.—Evening prayer and sermon. Beaufort Farmers Have Some Fine Tobacco Here Messrs, K. K. Jones, J. T. Jones, M. Jones, Claude Doughty, and Kddie Llwards, of Rlounts Creek, were all ( en the Williamston market tolay with some tine tobacco. They say they have fine crops of tobacco in lower Beaufort, as well as most other crops. Williamston sold a good part of the tobacco of that section last is glad to see them>back again. Hamilton Schools Will Open Monday Hamilton, Sept. 9.—(Special to the Enterprise).—The Hamilton Graded School will open its fall term 9.30 Monday morning, September 13, with Prof. W, W. Clark,of Morgan ton, N. C„ in charge, with the following as sistants: Miss l'asco Davidson, of Tyner, N. C., teacher of first grade. Miss Gladys Phillips, of Rowland, N. C., teacher of second and third grades.- Miss Myrtle Dixon, of Rose Hill, N. C.i teacher of fourth and fifth grades. Miss Blanche I'oe, of Apex, N. C., teacher of sixth and seventh grades. MisS Cornelia Ayers, of" Rowland, N. C., and W. W. Clark will teach tlw high school grades. All trucks will run on same routes as last year. All pupils are request ed to come in promptly at the begin ning of the term, so as to get books and all start together. Patrons and friends are cordially invited to be present at the opening and meet the teachers. $315,000 Being Paid to Cotton Co-op Farmers The North Carolina Cotton (/rowers Association is-distributing s:ilf>,ooo W cotton farmers this week. This a mount comes from the reserve fund, which has been set up from year to year. About a half million dollars will be left in reserve to be used as a basis of credit to be used in handling the 1926 crop. Meetings will be held in Martin County at Williamston Tuesday, September 14, at X p. m., at the court house; and at Rohersonville Septem ber 14, at 2 p. Mr at the s.ehool audi torium, where they will pay the 1922 reserve and the interest on the re serve for each year since. Williamston Motor Co. Makes Number Sales Probably the opening of the tobac co markets in this, section affected the automobile business more' l than any other when sales increased by a large percent. The Williamston Motor company where IL had been selling two or three cars, increased its sales o\er fifteen. This increase in sales is said to be as great in neighbor ing towns, and in one or two of them it is reported to be even greater, size of business being considered. Information from the dealers point that cash is being paid in most cases with the credit companies enjoying an increase in business, but which s not to be compared with the increase in car sales. The local salesmen stated that their task was greatly lightened when customers would come and make kr.own their wishes. With Fords going at this rate, shipments coming here from Norfolk and amounting up to hundreds week ly will be inadequate to care for the demands, and it is generally-thought that additional means will be provid ed to get them here. W. K. Parker Goes to Hospital for Treatment Mr. W. K. Parker left Wednesday afternoon for Lake City, Fla., where ht will enter a Government Hospital for treatment of injuries received in World War. Mr. Parker was in the Thirtieth Division, which took so prominent a part in- the last French campaigns. He was caught in a ma chine-gun fire, and had one of his arms shattered. After some time in a hospital he was able to return to his outfit at the front, and was a gain wounded by machine-gun Are, al most exactly as at first except on the other arm. He was also wounded in the throat. Watch the Label On Your Paper; It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires. ESTABLISHED 1898 Audit Shows Good Condition Building-Loan Association Has Assets of .15123,000; 700 Shares 19th Series Sold In this edition we are printing a statement of the condition »f the Mar tin County Building and Loan Asso ciation, as of July 3*, 1926. This state ment w«. made by Frederick 11. Hill & Co., certified public accountants, who have just completed an audit of the association, _ This statement re flects the healthy condition and the steady growth of the building and loan. This statement Shows' that the as sociation has assets of more than SI2.t,(XK); these assets for the most part consist of real estate loans on houses and lots and stock loans. This means that this much has been saved, bj the shareholders, who have either borrowed money to build or have car ried stock as an investment or sav ings account.. These assets would hot have - been here if it hadn't been • for the Martin County Building & Loan Association. There' are a num ber of houses in the town of Wil liamston that would not be here if the building and loan association hail not helped. 1 he nineteenth series opened Satur day, September 4, and will remain open for 90 days from that date. Tho chamber of commerce and the Ki wanis club sponsored this series and moHe shares have been subscribed and issued up to this date than any other preceding series. 700 shares in this series have been subscribed up to this t date. The goal for which these or ganizations we striving is to issue "LIHMf-slrarex in the 19th series. Most of our conservative but pro gressive business men of the town of Williamston and county are backing .the, its so elation--ami consider the stock in the. Martin County Building & l,oan Association a safe investment. Tak ing stock in the association is a good way to save, to help your commune ty and costs you nothing. By invest ing in stock in the association you help MH,| and by helping sharehold er;, build you help yourself, because the more homes, the better the com munity. You receive a return on your investment, and ut the same time help mafie Williamston, Martin Counly, a better place to live. List your sub- Mription for stock with the associa t'on. J3O Fords Unloaded at River This Week One hundred and thirty Ford cars and trucks have been unloaded this week at the river wharf here. The cars were loaded in Norfolk and were shipped here over the Norfolk, Balti more & Carolina Boat Line, several boats being required to bring them here. Last week there were over a hun cired unloaded-here, and according to boat-line officials, approximately this number will continue to be shipped here each week,for the next several months. To see u string of cars numbering thirty to forty go through the streets here, one would think that the Ford plant must -be near here. While the plant is at Norfolk, the large bv-ats make it appear even closer when they leave 80 cars at one time for distri bution. The cars are driven from here to surrounding towns, and leave here in squads of 30 and 40. The opening (Jf the eastern Carolina tobacco markets causes a large de mand /or these, cars, and large ship ments are necessary to handle the or ders of the several dealers of this section. Everetts Woodmen To Meet Monday hveretts, Sept. 9.—(Special to the Knterprise).—There will be a regular meeting of the Modern Woodmen of America at Everetts Monday night, September 18. All members are urged to be present and are promised a good time. This is the first Meeting of the big'season, and all who fail to attend this meeting might miss some thing very important. Refreshments of some kind will be served fm members after the meet ing.